Seasons Greetings and Thank You
I’d like to wish seasons greetings and a happy new year to all New Horizon friends; volunteers, supporters, donors and residents. Thank you for all…
Category: Direct Provision
Cork leads way with refugee work agency
The wealth of experience and talent in the refugee and asylum-seeker community has been recognised by an innovative venture in Cork. Led by Roos Demol,…
Study support for DP students improving
Government changes to the rules for third-level support for asylum-seekers mean five times as many applications have succeeded. In 2019 only five students qualified for…
Limerick integration project gets funding
A project to integrate refugees and asylum-seekers into local communities has won €9,000 in European Union funding. Called ReStart, it is run by the Enactus…
Apply for a laptop computer
Many educational and training courses have had to move online due to the Covid-19 lockdown. This creates problems for many people. It’s almost impossible to…
Direct provision ‘should end by 2023’
The direct provision system should be phased out, starting in less than three years, according to a new report for the Irish government. A three-tier…
IMPORTANT NOTICE: COVID-19 restrictions from October 22
Update from the IPO: All substantive protection interviews are cancelled from Thursday 22 October 2020 until further notice. “Please find below a copy of…
Music and song good for people in DP
It’s difficult to achieve during the pandemic, but new research emphasises the importance of singing and access to arts for people in direct provision. The…